Main entry:

Beanland, Christopher, author.

Title & Author:

Concrete concept : brutalist buildings around the world / Christopher Beanland.

Edition:

1st Frances Lincoln edition.

Publication:

London : Frances Lincoln, 2016.
©2016

Description:

192 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: 01. Unite d'Habitation, Marseille, France -- 02. University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia -- 03. MASP and SESC Pompeia, Sao Paulo, Brazil -- 04. 33 Thomas Street (formerly AT&T Long Lines Building), New York City, USA -- 05. Habitat 67, Montreal, Canada -- 06. La Pyramide, Abidjan, Ivory Coast -- 07. Torres Blancas, Madrid, Spain -- 08. Cultural Centre of The Philippines, Manila, The Philippines -- 09. Couvent Sainte-Marie de la Tourette, Eveux, France -- 10. Nathan Phillips Square and Toronto City Hall, Toronto, Canada -- 11. Hayward Gallery, Queen Elizabeth Hall and National Theatre, London, England -- 12. CCSS, San Jose, Costa Rica -- 13. Banco de Londres y America del Sur, Buenos Aires, Argentina -- 14. 9 (formerly the Cleveland Trust Tower), Cleveland, USA -- 15. Birmingham Central Library, Birmingham, England -- 16. Wotruba Church, Vienna, Austria -- 17. Marina City, Chicago, USA -- 18. Palacio da Justica, Brasilia, Brazil -- 19. Flaine, Haute-Savoie, France -- 20. British Embassy, Rome, Italy -- 21. Munich Olympic Village and Park, Munich, Germany -- 22. Skopje Post Office, Skopje, Macedonia -- 23. Preston Bus Station, Preston, England -- 24. Washington DC Metro, Washington, DC, USA -- 25. Aula at Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands -- 26. Centre Jean Hachette, Ivry-sur-Seine, France -- 27. Pilgrimage Church, Velbert-Neviges, Germany -- 28. Government Service Center, Boston, USA -- 29. Soviet Embassy, Havana, Cuba -- 30. Geisel Library, UC San Diego, San Diego, USA -- 31. Palace of Assembly, Chandigarh, India -- 32. Orange County Government Center, Goshen, USA -- 33. Carlton Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa -- 34. Birmingham New Street Signal Box, Birmingham, England -- 35. Beehive, Wellington, New Zealand -- 36. Ulster Museum Extension, Belfast, Northern Ireland -- 37. Moore Street Electricity Substation and Park Hill Estate, Sheffield, England -- 38. Nichinan Cultural Centre, Nichinan, Japan -- 39. Balfron Tower and Trellick Tower, London, England -- 40. Palacio de Justica, Lisbon, Portugal -- 41. Busto Arsizio Technical College, Busto Arsizio, Italy -- 42. Gravelly Hill Interchange (formerly Spaghetti Junction), Birmingham, England -- 43. University of East Anglia, Norwich, England -- 44. Barbican, London, England -- 45. Met Breuer, New York City, USA -- 46. Leeds University, Leeds, England -- 47. Robin Hood Gardens, London, England -- 48. Bank of Georgia (formerly Ministry of Transport), Tbilisi, Georgia -- 49. Yale Art & Architecture Building, New Haven, USA -- 50. Maria-Magdalena Church, Freiburg, Germany.
Includes two Canadian projects: Habitat 67, Montréal, and Nathan Phillips Square and Toronto City Hall, Toronto.

Summary:

'Concrete Concept' takes architecture admirers on a tour of the world's most impressive, celebrated and controversial Brutalist buildings.

ISBN:

9780711237643 hardback
0711237646 hardback
9781781012031 (ePub ebook)

Subject:

Brutalism (Architecture)
Brutalism (Architecture) Pictorial works.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Brutalisme (Architecture)
Brutalisme (Architecture) Ouvrages illustrés.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Brutalist.
Architecture and Planning.
Architecture, Modern.
Habitat 67 (Montréal, Québec)
City Hall (Toronto, Ont.)

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogues.
Pictorial works.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 292294
Call No.: BIB 236511
Status: Available